EDGEWATER
Is a unincorporated hamlet located in the Columbia Valley next to the mighty Columbia Valley, 93 kilometer south of Golden an right on the perimeter of Kootenay National Park. Originally known as farm community prior to the First World War (WWII), but just after the war many residents to England where they initially came from and the community had a small decline of population. The community has since revived and recovered into a forestry, agriculture, and tourism area for the region. Edgewater has couple of major attractions that draw travelers including the area around the community is Christmas tree farmland as well as a Saturday Farmer’s Market in the summertime where tourists that can buy anything cheap including arts & crafts, fresh produce and dairy products. The community gets its name from being the edge of the waters of the Columbia River.
EDGEWATER’S POPULATION: 407
Monday, April 6, 2009
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